On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, at 12:00 p.m., the opening ceremony of the thematic exhibition entitled “SLOVENIAN SHIPS – Six Vessels of Splošna plovba” took place at the Moro Dockyard (Neorio Moro), home to the Permanent Exhibition of Ancient and Traditional Shipbuilding. The exhibition is co-organized by the Maritime Museum…Read More
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Maritime Museum of Crete had the great pleasure and distinct honour of welcoming Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, to its premises. She was accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, Mr Matthew Lodge,…Read More
The Maritime Museum of Crete, bearing a profound sense of responsibility for preserving our history, actively participates each year in the commemorative events honouring the Battle of Crete, which take place during the final days of May. For 2026, the Museum’s commemorative ceremony was held on Friday, 22 May, at 11:00…Read More
The Maritime Museum of Crete, represented by its President and General Secretary, participated, following an official invitation, in the opening ceremony of the International Philatelic Exhibition BALKANFILA XXI 2026, held from 29 April to 2 May 2026 at the Palace of Culture in Pernik, Bulgaria. The event formed part of…Read More
The Maritime Museum of Crete actively participated in the 11th International Conference entitled “Education and Culture in the 21st Century”, held on 25–26 April 2026 at the Ralleio School in Piraeus. The conference was co-organized by the Museum of School Life and Education of EKEDISY and the Pedagogical Society of…Read More
The Μaritime Museum of Crete, represented by its Chairman and members of the Board of Directors, participated with great pleasure and honour in the 14th Panhellenic Conference of Maritime Museums, held in Piraeus on 24–25 April 2026. The Conference was successfully organised by the Hellenic Maritime Museum, under the auspices of…Read More
On Saturday, 7 March 2026, we had the honour and pleasure of welcoming to our Museum the Commander of the Hellenic Navy Mine Warfare Command and of the multinational exercise “Ariadne 26,” Captain (HN) Gr. Bersinis, together with officers and non-commissioned officers participating in the multinational mine warfare exercise “Ariadne 26.”…Read More
With great joy and honor, the President and a Board Member of the Maritime Museum of Crete participated in the 30th Conference of the Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums, held on 17–20 September 2025 in the cities of Sant Feliu de Guíxols and l’Escala in Catalonia, Spain. Eleven maritime museums from…Read More
On Wednesday, 20 August 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming members of the crew from the Indian naval vessel INS TAMAL to the premises of the Maritime Museum of Crete. After their reception at the entrance, they were given an extensive guided tour of our Museum’s collections. At the conclusion of…Read More
The Region of Crete, as part of the 5th Festival of Crete – 2025, in co-organization with the Municipality of Chania, with the support of the Maritime Museum of Crete, and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania, presents the Piano &…Read More